A qualitative study comparing experiences of the surgical safety checklist in hospitals in high-income and low-income countries

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Aveling, Emma Louise ^a   McCulloch, Peter ^b   Dixon Woods, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; HIGH INCOME GROUP; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL AUDIT; MISCELLANEOUS NAMED GROUPS; NURSE; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PATIENT SAFETY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STAFF TRAINING; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL SAFETY CHECKLIST; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 84885355527     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003039     Document Type: Article

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